External Operations Conference
Tuesday, June 10 - Friday, June 13 2008
San Francisco, California
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
Hosted by Blue Shield of California
2007 EOC Planning Committee Members
TRUSTEE SPONSOR FOR EOC
Michael B. Unhjem, President & CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
Fargo, ND
michael.unhjem@bcbsnd.com
ARIZONA
Gail Damico
Vice President, Sales
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Arizona
2444 W. Las Palmaritas
Phoenix, AZ 85002
Phone: 602.864.4442
Fax: 602.864.5800
gdamico@phx1.bcbsaz.com
ARKANSAS
Mike Brown
Executive Vice President
Enterprise Networks
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield
601 Gaines Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501.378.3251
Fax: 501.378.2037
mwbrown@arkbluecross.com
Chet Roberts
Senior Counsel
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield
601 Gaines Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-378-2375
Fax: 501-378-3366
cxroberts@arkbluecross.com
Sam Vorderstrasse
Director of Actuarial Services
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield
320 West Capitol, Suite 840
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-378-2863
Fax: 501-378-2984
scvorderstrasse@arkbluecross.com
CALIFORNIA
Larry Hilty
Director, Alliance Management
Blue Shield of California
50 Beale, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-229-5830
Fax: 415-229-5662
larry.hilty@blueshieldca.com
Janet Grout
Director of Underwriting, Major Accounts
Blue Shield of California
50 Beale, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-229-5123
Fax: 415-229-5278
janet.grout@blueshieldca.com
HAWAII
Mike Cheng
(Immediate Past EOC Chair 2006)
Senior Vice President, External Operations
Hawaii Medical Service Association
(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Hawaii)
818 Keeaumoku Street
Honolulu, HI 96808
Phone: 808.948.5099
Fax: 808.948.6653
michael_cheng@hmsa.com
IDAHO
Georganne S. Benjamin
Assistant Director, Strategic Communications
Regence BlueShield of Idaho
1211 W. Myrtle – Suite 110
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-395-7723
Fax: 208-395-7709
gbenjamin.id@regence.com
MISSOURI
Susan Johnson
Director, Corporate Communications
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (Missouri)
2301 Main
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-395-3566
Fax: 816-395 3670
susan.johnson@bcbskc.com
MONTANA
Tanya Ask
Assistant Vice President
Government and Public Relations
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana
560 North Park - P. O. Box 4309
Helena, MT 59604-4309
Phone: 406-444-8297
Toll-free: 800-447-7828 - Ext. 8297
Fax: 406-447-8607
task@bcbsmt.com
NORTH DAKOTA
Michael F. Hamerlik
Executive Vice President
Corporate and Government Services
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota
4510 13th Avenue SW
Fargo, ND 58121
Phone: 701-282-1868
Fax: 701-282-1866
mike.hamerlik@bcbsnd.com
Jim Sorensen
Assistant Vice President, Marketing Support
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
4510 13th Avenue Southwest
Fargo, ND 58121-0001
Phone: 701-282-1485
Fax: 701-282-1549
jim.sorensen@bcbsnd.com
SASKATCHEWAN
Tenny Carter
Vice President, Corporate Development
Saskatchewan Blue Cross
516 2nd Avenue North
Saskaton, SK, S7K 2C5, Canada
Phone: 306-667-5274
Fax: 306-664-1945
tcarter@sk.bluecross.ca